Senate Approves Multiple Ambassadors and Tariff Battles Intensify
The Senate confirmed Oscar S Straus as ambassador to Turkey William W Rockhill to Russia Charles Denby consul general at Vienna Amos P Wilder to Shanghai and William A Rublee to Hongkong. Tariff debates heated with Tillman Bailey Root Nelson clashes while iron ore duty advances. National Tuberculosis meeting opens in Washington and Marquis de Villalobar named Spanish minister to the United States.
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Senate
Oscar S. Straus
Turkey
William W. Rockhill
Russia
Charles Denby
Indiana
Vienna
Amos P. Wilder
Wisconsin
Shanghai
William A. Rublee
Hongkong
Tillman
England
Bureau of Statistics
United States
LaFollette
Root
Bailey
Nelson
Taft
Stubbs
Kansas
Knox
National Association For the Study and Prevention of
Washington
Marquis de Villalobar
Spain
Portraits of notables and public notices mixed in a page item
Prince Lidy Jeassu aged 13 and seven year old Princess Romanie wed. Dr William Osler calls for public awakening to tuberculosis fight. Elias Burns funeral sermon given before death. William J Bryan visits Kickintey’s tomb in Canton Ohio. James R Saunders pardoned after 31 years in Fort Madison prison. FE H Gary asserts recovery from panic and rising prosperity. Cc L Hutchinson elected president of the American Federation of Arts in Washington.
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Prince Lidy Jeassu
Menelik of
Abyssinia
Romanie
William Osler
Elias 3
Burns
Gas City
Ind
William J. Bryan
Kickintey
Canton
James R. Saunders
Fort Madison
FE. H. Gary
Steel Trust
Cc. L. Hutchinson
Chicago
American Federate of Arts
Washington
Mixed News From Across The Nation And Abroad
Cap tain Peter S Hains receives eight to sixteen year term for slaying William E Aunis. Tracy and Company of New York placed in bankruptcy with liabilities about 1 000 000. Five more murderers hanged in Constantinople reaching 43 executions as hor rible examples. Louise Arbogast 22 arrested in St Paul for murdering her father. Alexander and Raymond Meek killed by Joel Railsback after a dispute near Richmond Indiana. Theodore Wolski saved his seven children by tossing them from a burning Detroit home. Mrs Taft fell ill on the yacht Sylph and cancelled social engagements. Philadelphia Rapid Transit raises motormen and conductors pay to 22 cents hourly affecting about 6 600 men. E H Gary to gift 100 000 Y M C A building to Gary Indiana. Myrtle Brewer in Lyons Kansas jailed after confessing to shooting Frederick Arn. Geraldine Farrar to marry Antonio Scotti in June in Paris. Amos Weaver of Dunkirk Indiana receives a war department medal for bravery in the Philippines.
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Peter S. Hains
William E. Aunis
Tracy & Company
New York
Constantinople
Louise Arbogast
St. Paul
Alexander
Raymond Meek
Joel Railsback
Richmond
Ind
Theodore Wolski
Detroit
Taft
White House
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
E. H. Gary
Gary
Myrtle Brewer
Lyons
Kan
Frederick Arn
Geraldine Farrar
Antonio Scotti
Paris
War Department
Amos Weaver
Dunkirk
Philippines
Seventeenth Lake Mohama conference opens amid eminent speakers
The fifteenth annual Lake Mohama conference on international arbitration opens at Mohonk Lake New York with a large turnout of notable speakers and delegates. General Marshall travels to Rock Island Illinois to confer on Mississippi River engineering work.
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Lake Mohama
Mohonk Lake
N. Y
Gen
Marshall
Rock Island
Ill
Charles S. Riche
Corps of Engineers
Mississippi River
Yale Corporation
Morris K. Jesup
New York
Yale Forestry School
J. W. Daniels
Minneapolis
Forrest Leonard Daniels
Taft
John P. Hartranft
Petersburg
Pennsylvania
Hartranft
Indiana
Crawfordsville
Supreme Council of Te Royal Arcanum
United States
Canada
St. Louis
Great Northern
Spokane
Wash
Adana
Mason City
Chicago
Ex-Wire Chief Testifies in Market Tapping Case
Testimony at a Pittsburgh hearing links five year wire tapping to Western Union and Chicago Board of Trade quotes. Isaac Barto J W Price and brokers William Smith and William Thompson face court on $2000 bail after prosecutors allege they received money from brokers for market quotes tapped from wires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Western Union Telegraph Co
E. B. Saylor
Chicago Board of Trade
Isaac N. Barto
Western Union Co
William H. Smith
William L. Thompson
Barto
Joseph Crotzer
J. W. Price
Commercial News
Crotzer
Buffalo
Hammond
Ind
New York
Saylor
Smith
Price
Himself
Taft visits Petersburg for Hartranft statue unveiling
President Taft travels to Petersburg to unveil a statue of Gen. John P. Hartranft. He is greeted by Civil War veterans from both Union and Confederate sides. A luncheon for 1,000 follows at Center Hall with Gov. Swanson as toastmaster and speakers including Gov. Stuart and ex-Senator McIlwaine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
W. H. Taft
America
Fort Mahone
Pennsylvania
Hartranft
Taft
Gen
Stuart
A. C. Heidekoper
A. P. Hill
Mr. Taft
Center Hall
Gov. Swanson
Virginia
Gov. Stuart
E. A. Alderman
University of Virginia
William B. McIlwaine
Harvard Installs Lowell as Harvard President
Harvard University witnesses the transition from Charles William Eliot to Abbott Lawrence Lowell as the new president. Eliot retires after 40 years of service, Lowell stepping into leadership with a blend of legal and business background. The change preserves steady college work without interruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Eliot
Cambridge
Mass
Charles William Eliot
Harvard University
Abbott Lawrence Lowell
Eliot
Lowell
Harvard
Well Known Insurance Man Dies in Chicago at 85
John C. Montgomery a nationally known figure in insurance died at his Chicago home aged 85. He was among the organizers of the German American Insurance Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John C. Montgomery
Montgomery
German Amsican Insurance Co
Cheated the Law. Mitchell Arrest Leads to Fatal Scene
Police arrived to arrest W. C. Gray, 45, and his sister Edith Gray, 40, finding the woman dead by a cord in her bedroom and the man dead on the floor. The event suggests a possible double tragedy connected to their arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell, S. D
W. C. Gray
Edith Gray
Unions Are Beneficial and Methods of Labor Attacked
At the National Association of Manufacturers opening session in New York City the committee on industrial education reported attacking certain phases of unions and Samuel Gompers. The motion to refer the report passed as delegates endorsed organized labor overall but sought to erase what they deemed improper criticisms of labor methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
National Association of Manufacturers
Waldorf-Astoria
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Committee On Industrial Education
Anthony Ittner
St. Louis
Ittner
Weston Dominates Lean In Pool Championship Duel
Charles Weston, world champion pool star, defeated Horace B. Lean 204 to 123 in Pittsburg. Across three nights Weston leads 606 to 374. Johnstown notes. Nearby Gilestown, a Pennsylva nia Coal and Coke Co. mining settlement, was largely burned with three presumed deaths and sixty families left homeless and without belongings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
Gilestown
Pennsylvania Coal & Coke Co
Florence Nightingale Celebrates Ninety Birthday Anniversary
Harrisburg reports Miss Florence Nightingale the "Angel of the Trenches" marked her ninety years on May 12. Educated as a nurse she went to Crimea in 1854 where her battlefield service earned global admiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Florence Nightingale
Crimea
Wage Increases Planned for 35000 Steel Workers
Pittsburg reports 35000 iron and steel workers in the area will see a 10 percent wage increase on June 1 or July 1. Notices from Jones & Laughlin and Republic Iron & Steel indicate restoration of pre April reductions, with broader wage scale revisions posted by Republic Iron & Steel at its offices nationwide.
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Pittsburg
Jones & Laughlin' Steel Co
Republic Iron & Steel Co
Chicago
Massillon
Youngstown
Birmingham
Moline
Ill
East St. Louis
Muncie
Ind
Gate City
Ala
Thomas, Ala
Sharon
New Castle
Jones & Laughlin Steel Co
Whitla Withdraws From Pennsylvania Governor Race
James P. Whitla, father of kidnapped Willie Whitla, will not seek the Republican nomination to succeed Governor Stuart. Grooming for the race had been known for a year, though a formal candidacy had not been announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer
James P. Whitla
Willie Whitla
Pennsylvania
Stuart
Whitla
Dog on tracks leads rescue at Reading railroad
A dog on the Reading railroad tracks guided William Peet to a quagmire where Harry Morrison was stuck up to the armpits in mud. Morrison was rescued. the dog owner is unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Reading
William Peet
Harry Morrison
Morrison
Jury seeks Bott pardon for bigamy conviction
Several jurors who convicted William F. Bott of bigamy petition the board of penitentiary managers to pardon him They argue Bott married Miss Mary Brown to protect her name and that his current imprisonment already serves as sufficient punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homestead
William F. Bott
Board of Penitentiary Managers
Bott
Mary Brown
George Meredith Dies in London Heart Failure Ends Author's Career
English novelist George Meredith died in London due to heart failure after a period of illness that began May 15. Born February 12, 1828 in Hampshire, he studied law before turning to literature producing Poems in 1851 and novels including Diana of the Crossways 1885 One of Our Conquerors 1890 Lord Ormont and His Aminta 1894 The Amazing Marriage 1895 and Empty Purse 1892.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eng
George Meredith
Lord Ormont
Robert Louis Stevenson
Judge Williams Threat Letter Mentioned in Boyle Kidnaping Case
A threat sent to Judge A W Williams in Sharon claims to blow his house at Mercer and demands a retrial for Helen Boyle and release of Billy Whitla in the kidnaping case. The letter also warns Williams he has two months to live.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon
A. W. Williams
James Boyle
Helen
Billy Whitla
Mercer
Governor approves deaf school funding for Mount Airy pupil
Harrisburg reports Governor Stuart signs the appropriation for the Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf and Dumb at Mount Airy near Philadelphia. The grant includes $2,000 for a special instructor to educate Katherine May Frick, a nine year old deaf, dumb and blind girl from Harrisburg, who has been blind since age four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Stuart
Pennsylvania Institution For the Deaf and Dumb
Mount Airy
Philadelphia
Katherine May Frick
William Frick
Government very careless in Porto Rico leporsy control
Dr. Edward Ehlers, arriving in New York from Ponce, warns that lax governance allows leprosy to spread. He notes prevalence in Ponce with visibly affected individuals in the streets and beggars in the marketplace. He plans to petition the U.S. government to act on this health lapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
United States
Edward Ehlers
West Indies
New York
Ponce
Ehlers
Porto Rico
Postal Strike Winds Down in Paris
Paris authorities report the postal strike nearly over as leaders concede bluffing and most workers return. A final decision on resuming work is delayed while 46 more strikers are dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
M. Pauron
Doctor at Sea Sends Wireless Aid for Ill Patient
Dr Otha Marberg of New York advised Mrs P T Felman of Chicago via wireless from the liner Amerika to the Bellevue Stratford. Felman reported faintness and heart unease and received Diet and care guidance with reassurance that all would be OK. She paid $10.30 and felt better afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Otha Marberg
New York
P. T. Felman
Chicago
Bellevue Stratford
O. K
Marberg
Canadian railways ordered to desist from opposing smaller lines
A Canadian railway commission report from Can ada orders Grand Trunk and Canadian Pacific to stop opposing independent Canadian routes. American shippers and travelers have complained that the two lines hinder access to smaller networks, notably their refusal to honor an agreement with the Canadian and Northern Ontario line extending northward.
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Pittsburg
Canada
Grand Trunk
Canadian Pacific Railways
Railway Commission of Canada
Canadian & Northern Ontario
Delaware torpedo boat destroyer Lieutenant Smith sails for trial
The fastest vessel yet built on the Delaware river left Cramps for its trial trip. Builders expect it to reach about 28 knots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Delaware River
Smith
Pittsburg Man Arrested at Prison Doors
A 48 year old Alcotla, Pa. man named Ilaas Comforter was detained at the penitentiary entrance after boasting he carried a lengthy essay titled Words of Comfort to Helen Boyle and insisting on entering to visit the inmate.
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Pitttsburg
Helen Boyle
Il*aas Comforter
Altcolua
Doan’s Kidney Pills End Rheumatic Pains for Mrs Straw
Mrs. Josiah Straw of Canton South Dakota reports relief from rheumatic pains and kidney irregularities after using Doan’s Kidney Pills. Her husband had a similar experience and they both endorse the product. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josiah Straw
N. Broadway
Canton
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Pat and the bulldog proverb in a digging tale
A labourer Pat works three days to finish a well as foreman pushes for completion. Towser the bulldog peers into the pit and Pat mutters a rambling oath about working with various nationalities before warning he will leave if a man with Towser’s face joins the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Towser
Two Little Girls Troubled by Eczema and Hair Loss
Mrs Charles Baker of Albion Maine reports severe eczema in two young girls with skin sores on arms and scalp hair loss during winter. After trying various treatments the second lot of Cuticura Remedies left their skin soft and smooth. September 21 1908. Potter Drug and Chemical Corporation, Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Baker
Albion
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Sole Props
Boston
Bright Idea About Catching a City Kid Owl
A playful exchange imagines catching and taming a city owl. The idea highlights whimsy and childhood wonder, naming Willie as a focal character in a lighthearted scene.
Funeral Oration Causes Stir in Alabama Town
An Alabama man recalls a funeral sermon by a self styled preacher. The pastor’s summing up of the departed brother notes mixed reputations and ends with the paradoxical line that the deceased is dead, provoking scandal among the flock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted By Toledo Firm
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and targets blood and mucous surfaces. The preparation, a longtime physician’s prescription, blends tonics with blood purifiers for catarrh relief. Send for testimonials. available from Druggists for 75 cents. Also recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Swinburne’s youth and a cabman quarrel recounted
A youthful Swinburne argued with a cabman who mercilessly abused him. He challenged the cabman to descend from his perch and hear how a poet can swear, addressing the cabman with a bold retort.
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Swinburne
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Ruttgers Presbyterian Church
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